Fab equipment spending in 2014 is expected to increase 20% to 25% (US$34.5 to US$36B) (was 30% in the February edition).

Fab equipment spending in 2015 is expected to increase about 11% (US$40B) which may exceed all time record from 2011.

The largest increase for equipment spending in 2014 is for MPU US$4B (over 75% growth), DRAM US$6.2B (40%) and Flash US$7B (37%). In 2015, while MPU and Flash maintain their levels somewhat, DRAM is expected to contract by to below US$5B (-20%).

Although DRAM equipment spending is expected to grow by 40% in 2014, following leading edge upgrades, installed capacity for DRAM is expected to be between 0% to -2%.

2013 was the largest spending year for fab construction projects with $9B in spending. Spending will decline by about 16% in 2014 to US$6.6B and further decline by 40% in 2015 ($4.6B)

Activity Report

Since last report published in February 2014 we have made 265 updates on 222 facilities.

We added 18 facilities and closed 8

The report lists a total of 1148 facilities including over 249 Opto/LED facilities.

There are 60 future facilities with various probabilities which have started or will start volume production in 2014 or later.

The report lists major investments (construction projects and equipping) for 202 facilities and lines in 2014 and 189 facilities in 2015.

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